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To: Petz who wrote (50118)2/19/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1580053
 
Re: "and they will be about 20% slower than the K7-600's they are competing with. <ggg>"

I'd ask for some data to backup your claim but I've know you long enough to not bother.

EP



To: Petz who wrote (50118)2/19/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: RDM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1580053
 
20% slower than the K7-600's

I expect floating point performance of Pentium III to be significantly more that 20% slower than K7 at the same MHZ. This is just a guess however until we can benchmark the reality. This difference is critical to game and workstation crowds.